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From: Kelly Martin <kelly@*******.BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Subject: Re: Everyone(almost) who plays Shadowrun is a Munchkin!
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 20:59:08 EST5
"Marc" == Marc A Renouf <jormung@*****.UMICH.EDU> writes:


Marc> When I as a GM say, "tell me about
Marc> your character," and the first thing out of the player's mouth
Marc> is, "Well, he has an initiative score of 17+4D6!" or "She has a
Marc> strength of 12 and a quickness of 10," then odds are good that
Marc> the player is thinking in munchkin mode.

well put; you've said here very nicely what i was trying to say very
badly. :)

munchkins roll play, but rarely role play.

k.
--
kelly martin <kelly@*******.bloomington.in.us>

I could tell by his slurred speech, the heavy glaze over his eyes,
and his inability to stand straight that he was under the influence
of a powerful narcotic. That, or he was a graduate student.

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